The Deptford Mice: The Dark Portal: Book 1 - Softcover

Jarvis, Robin.

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9780750006286: The Deptford Mice: The Dark Portal: Book 1

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750006285 ISBN 13: 9780750006286

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1992

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Robin Jarvis studied graphic design in Newcastle and then worked in television and advertising making model monsters and puppets. He has been a full-time writer and illustrator for some time, and has a large following among children and adults. Robin's books are consistent best-sellers and he has won several awards for his work. The Dark Portal was runner-up for the Smarties Prize in 1989.

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Review:

'Jarvis is a great writer, in command of his intricate plotting.' (Scottish Sunday Herald)

Entertaining and genuinely frightening ... should be popular in all YA collections (North-South Books)

'Jarvis is a real story teller ...' (Carousel)

'Robin Jarvis knows how to win readers over and hold them in a tight grip.' (Young Post)

Book Description:

When two innocent town mice are drawn into the sewers beneath the streets of Deptford, they are drawn into the nightmare realm of Jupiter, the lord of the rats ...
The first story in the breathtakingly original and utterly captivating Deptford Mice trilogy.

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